three week sultan march walking three hundred fifty eight kilometers to the village of dandy on the arabian sea where he defied the british sultan of lead by lifting and auctioning off just full of salt. he and his followers were arrested but it was a victory for the man who churchill contemptuously called the half naked for. coverage of the march captured the world's attention. gandhi had an innate sense of symbolism and mass communication. the more this seems like a contradiction to a paradoxical for a man who came across as an ascetic as someone who renounced worldly things in search of spiritual salvation. but he was a great politician and a great communicator us. said. gandhi's weapons with civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance the british countered with truncheons. colonial repression was often brutal presence. gandhi was jailed seven times for a total of forty years he's part of. a times serving nine years. from the beginning to the end the struggle for independence was led by the indian national congress party. gandhi was its guiding light. its chief organizer. the two men shared

weeks all to march walking three hundred fifty eight kilometers to the village of dandy on the arabian sea where he defined the british self monopolies by lifting and auctioning off just for the songs. he and his followers were arrested but it was a victory for the man who churchill contemptuously called the half naked for. coverage of the march captured the world's attention. and he had an innate sense of symbolism and mass communication. in them on there seems like a contradiction paradoxical for a man who came across as an ascetic someone who renounced worldly things in search of spiritual salvation. but he was a great politician and a great communicator. gandhi's weapons with civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance the british countered with truncheons. colonial repression was often brutal prison. gandhi was jailed seven times for a total of. eight times serving nine years. from the beginning to the end the struggle for independence was led by the indian national congress party. gandhi was a guiding light nearing its chief organizer. the two men shared a deep bond even if they did

. >> because of the distance from tehran to the arabian sea, a rescue of the american hostages is consideredu go on doing this? >> we are ready to go on until martyrdom. martyrs are alive in islam. martyrs do not die. martyrs are not destroyed. >> so the bullets do not really kill? >> the bullets do not kill the rights of the people. >> terrorism was suddenly moving from what had once been almost entirely a secular, politically ideological movement to something that is now motivated or fueled by religious fervor. >> in mecca, men described as religious deviants are holding hostages in the sacred grand mosque. >> 15,000 pilgrims were praying at dawn when the 30 giant doors were sealed off by hundreds of members of a muslim sect. they seek to purify the religion from what they say is the corrupt influence of the current saudi arabian government. dozens are said to have died. >> this group of radicals took over very abruptly, very suddenly and very quickly islam's holiest site. >> saudi officials rush tanks and troops to mecca surrounding the shrine. eyewitnesses say as many as 10,000 pilgrims

whole international group of countries having their fleets covering the gulf and the -- and the arabian sea and the gulf offed a d aden. but swli to talk about the main challenge of the other side, had is the islamic republic, i hate to use the iran to tell you the truth, because there's an iran we know very well, we're used to it. even in difficult times in the past when they used to claim bahrain and then they changed their mind and accepted that bahrain is an independent country. although we had in the past issues and continue to have it with occupation of the united arab emirates islands, but we always saw the legal solutions for that and continue to do so till today. but there's the mistrust that came with the islamic republic. there's the iran we know, iran the people, iran the cultural links we have, iran the culture and iran the depth of history and civilization, and there's this situation now since 1979 that we are going through with something that every now and then the people of iran will have their own views towards it. so we need that to be addressed. iran need to really change

bahrain, a whole international group of countries having their fleets covering the gulf and the arabian seaand the gulf of aden fighting against pirates and all sorts. but one have to talk about a main challenge of the other side, which is the islamic republic, i'm hesitant to use the word iran, i tell you the truth. because there is an iran we know very well. we are used to. even in difficult times in the past when they used to claim bahrain and then they change the might and accepted that bahrain is an independent country, although we had in the past issues and continue to have it with occupation of the united arab emirates islands, but we always sought legal solution for that and we continue to do so until today. but there's the mistrust that came with the islamic republic. there's that when we know, i ran the people, the cultural links we have, iran the culture, the history and depth of the civilization. there is the situation now since 1979 that we are going through with is something that every now and then the people of iran will have their own views towards it. so we need that to be

or how many would of dipped into the mystical waters that emptied into the gulf and then at the arabian seabefore their long walkways across time in history of south carolina and into charlston and then retreating to work their way down into florida perhaps inland into orlando in the back out again round every country, every boat, before arriving on the beaches of san francisco on the far end of the other side of the mystical continent. perhaps even where i am standing. i wonder if all life is somehow loaded into the chamber of a rifle. the long tunnel of darkness before us and even our destiny as close to the hammer as the width of these lines. themselves inheritance of something i am now only beginning to understand. now the door and saw, not even the man with his hand on the trigger or, the people ready to rise. [applause] spank good evening. , documentary photographer. for the last several years i've been traveling around the country. i'm sorry can't be here this evening. thank you for allowing me to be part of this project and to read what i wrote. i'll admit it's easy to get hard and

police have picked up explosives clearly from iranian or you are picking up a arabian missiles or you have explosives in the red sea, you can see iran isu ran -- where or in theducing fight. when syria, which has made no -- has not hidden at all, made no excuse for what they are with natogside iran, providing throughput ford weapons, -- throughput for weapons. they have an absolute right to defend themselves, they do not have to wait until their citizens are dying from that attack to address that issue. israel has an absolute right to defend itself and that is what i think happened yesterday. >> so you are all ok to go off ?he record here announcer: c-span's washington journal, live for every day with news and policy issues that impact you. we take a look at the weekend in washington with reuters white house correspondent and the usa today washington correspondent. focusing on efforts to lower ofg prices with the founder patients for affordable drugs. c-span's "washington journal," tomorrow morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> next weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. richll explor

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they want to see showers just around central and southern parts of the red sea over the next few days before much of the arabian peninsula the status quo really twenty two celsius here in doha some of value two for abu dhabi it's about about these two foremost scott and it will stay largely to i still go that team some wind coming in so the possibility of a little lift the dust and sad but i think much to worry about here well as you dry across much of southern africa we could deal with the rain in cape town no sign of that in the forecast durban at around thirty four celsius the showers do gather across northern parts of south africa as we go on through saturday pushing up into zimbabwe much of zimbabwe seeing some rather heavy spells of right central areas of mozambique also wet along with madagascar. the weather sponsored by qatar and peace. the scene for us there on line what is american sign in yemen that peace is possible but not what happens not because the situation is complicated but because no one cares or if you join us on sat there are people that there are choosing between buying medication and eat

possible to want to show is just around central and southern parts of the red sea over the next few days before much of the arabian peninsula the status quo really twenty two celsius here in doha similar values two for abu dhabi it's about about just to form of scott and it will stay largely dry still got that team wind coming in so the possibility of a little lift the dust and sad but i think much to worry about here well as you dry across much of southern africa we could deal with the rain in cape town no sign of that in the forecast durban at about thirty four celsius the showers to gather across northern parts of south africa as we go on through saturday pushing up into zimbabwe much of zimbabwe seeing some of the heavy spells of right central areas of mozambique also wet along with madagascar. the scene for us where on line what is american sign in yemen that peace is almost possible but it never happens not because the situation is complicated but because no one cares or if you join us on sat there are people there are choosing between buying medication eating this is a dialogue i want to get in one more com

front line.se high above the arabian peninsula just off the coast of yemen, saudi arabia and its allies have ruled these skies since the war began. and they control the seas below. these shipping lanes of vital -- a vital gateway for the world's energy supplies. and a smuggling routoo, for ilcit goods. among them, the saudis say, weapons its archrival iran supplies to houthi fighters. we arrived on board assembly -- a saudi warship inspecting vessels in the port. it is in houthi hands, so saudis are on the lookout for suspicious vessels.t e captain, -- for the captain, his mission is a crucial front line in the war. your operational rules are to treat all vessels as suspicious. >> yes. hse: even humanitarian ones. the naval blocka been lifted for now. food andni obstructing fuel from yemein desperate need. but this war grindsn, and on army,ound, it is yemen's troops, and tresmen who are battling houthi fighters from advancing slowly on hostile terrain mountain by mountain. seizing strategic heights on approach to the capita sanaa is the prize in this war. the houthis want to keep it, the ousted government wants it backu to take the fight into the heart of

in both the red sea and the gulf of aden and into the arabian gulf. enter a very close partnership with our partners. we have three combined maritime taskforces that are led out of the naval headquarters and bothering that include different nations. when i look at nations on our team and others i think ours are very strong and it's a key way to maintain our influence and pursue our interests. >> last year, the u.s. naval office of intelligence pointed out some challenges with placing a mindset that would put at risk commercial vessels, give me your perspective that only on what that threat is, we see shooting at u.s. ships what's your perspective on what were doing looking to counter that potential threat. we know that strategically important. >> we maintain mine sweeping capabilities in the gulf and have for a number of years. some of our partners like the emirates and saudi arabia have good capability in this regard. one thing we do is work to optimize their capabilities. get them to use their capabilities and using some of our experience to help th

present, our constant presence and we do maintain a constant presence in both the red sea, the gulf of aden, into the arabian gulf and the gulf of oman as well, and through our very close partnership with our partners. we have three combined maritime taskforces that are laid out of our naval headquarters in bahrain that include a variety of different nations. with a look at the nation's that are on our team and i look at the nation's that are lined up with some of these others that entering in the area, i think our teams are very strong i think this is a very key way for us to maintain our influence and pursue o our interests in the sitcom maritime environment. >> very good. last year the u.s. naval office of intelligence pointed out some challenges with potentially placing mines that would put at riskng commercial vessels near b al mandab straight. give me your perspective not only on what the potential threatat is because we see houts operating in the area, shooting at u.s. ships. give me your perspective on what we are doing in minesweeping operations, looking to counter that potential threat for mines be

arabian peninsular, just off the coast of yemen. saudi arabia and its allies have ruled these skies since the war began. and they control the seas iran supplies to yemen's houthi fighters. we land on board a saudi warship. inspecting vessels bound for the port. most of yemen's imports flow through there but it is in houthi hands. saudis are on the look out for suspicious vessels. we meet the captain, whose mission is a crucial front line in this war. operational rules are to treat all vessels as suspicious? yes. a naval blockade has been lifted for now. it had obstructed vital medicine, food and fuel from reaching yemenis in desperate need. but this war grinds on. and on the ground, it is yemen's army who are battling houthi fighters. advancing slowly on hostile terrain. mountain by mountain. seizing strategic heights of the approach to the capital. only about ten miles from here, this area is in their sights but still out of reach. the general knows that a tough battle lies ahead. he tells me his men know how to fight on this harsh mountain terrain. it'll take time and he says it will not stop the advance. the capital, sanaa, i

arabian peninsula, just off the coast of yemen. saudi arabia and its allies have ruled these skies since the war began. and they control the sease saudis say, weapons that iran supplies to yemen's houthi fighters. we land on board a saudi warship. inspecting vessels bound for the port. most of yemen's imports flow through there but it is in houthi hands. saudis are on the look out for suspicious vessels. we meet the captain, whose mission is a crucial front line in this war. 0perational rules are to treat all vessels as suspicious? yes. even humanitarian. a naval blockade has been lifted for now. it had obstructed vital medicine, food and fuel from reaching yemenis in desperate need. but this war grinds on. and on the ground, it is yemen's army who are battling houthi fighters. advancing slowly on hostile terrain. mountain by mountain. seizing strategic heights of the approach to the capital. the capital, sanaa, is the prize in this war. the houthis want to keep it and the ousted government wants it back. to take the fight into the heart of this historic, densely populated city, it would be a bloody urban battle. all roads in t